Fruit & Nut Trees of Maxwell Arboretum Common Name Western Sandcherry HeightxWidth up to 6’ x 6’+ Bloom time and color Harvest time Fruit or Nut Use A very tough plant with fruit enjoyed by humans and wildlife. Raw, cooked, or dried. Jellies, pies, etc. Notes “Those of us fortunate enough to live in the sandhills of Nebraska and eastern Colorado during the 1920s recall our delight when, on a ‘thirsty’ summer day far from the homestead we stumbled upon a sprawling sandcherry bush growing among the grass and sagebrush, loaded with ripe, juicy fruits.” Walter T. Bagley in Woody Plants for the Central and Northern Prairies . Family Rosaceae early spring, white mid summer Fruit color purple Latin Name Prunus besseyi Description Named for the Nebraska botanist that championed its cultivation and use. Nice gray-green leaves with good fall color. Needs well drained soil. Find Westen Sandcherry growing west of the Arboretum’s prairie. Our sandcherries were planted by members of the Bessey family on the day of Charles Bessey’s induction into the Nebraska Hall of Fame. Great Lakes Nursery Co. USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Herman, D.E., et al. 1996. USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern ©Emily Levine

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Fruit & Nut Trees of Maxwell Arboretum

Common Name Western Sandcherry

HeightxWidth up to 6’ x 6’+Bloom time and color

Harvest time

Fruit or Nut Use A very tough plant with fruit enjoyed by humans and wildlife. Raw, cooked, or dried.Jellies, pies, etc.

Notes “Those of us fortunate enough to live in the sandhills of Nebraska and eastern Coloradoduring the 1920s recall our delight when, on a ‘thirsty’ summer day far from the homesteadwe stumbled upon a sprawling sandcherry bush growing among the grass and sagebrush,loaded with ripe, juicy fruits.” Walter T. Bagley in Woody Plants for the Central andNorthern Prairies.

Family Rosaceae

early spring, whitemid summer

Fruit color purple

Latin Name Prunus besseyi

Description Named for the Nebraska botanist that championed its cultivation and use. Nice gray-greenleaves with good fall color. Needs well drained soil. Find Westen Sandcherry growing westof the Arboretum’s prairie. Our sandcherries were planted by members of the Besseyfamily on the day of Charles Bessey’s induction into the Nebraska Hall of Fame.

Great Lakes Nursery Co.

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Herman, D.E., et al. 1996.

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern ©Emily Levine